Matt Petersen

Barkley ‘auditioning’ for Suns GM job, Shaq says on TNT

May 2nd, 2013 · 22 Comments

Shaquille O’Neal waited until the very end of Inside the NBA to drop the bomb, when only die-hard NBA and TNT crew fans were still watching.
Barkley, O’Neal said, was “auditioning” for the Phoenix Suns general manager job.
The Big Spoiler managed to sneak in the words amid his sometimes unintelligible voice, a few words about his [...]

Denver Nuggets 118, Phoenix Suns 98 — Unmerciful end

April 17th, 2013 · 17 Comments

It’s over.
The 2012-13 abomination in Suns history ended Wednesday night with the same mix that got Phoenix to such historic lows in the first place.
There was the lack of star power when the game mattered, followed by encouraging numbers by young players and bench warmers in meaningless minutes.
There was the Suns’ new offensive identity: ugly. [...]

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Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Phoenix Suns 93 — Turnover troubles

April 13th, 2013 · 38 Comments

The Suns have admitted they’re not a team with a lot of room for error. They didn’t play that way at Minnesota, attempting behind-the-back and no-look passes, proving that the Suns can indeed play loosely.
Just not efficiently.
Against one of the best defensive perimeters in the league (Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour and Andrei Kirilenko average a combined [...]

Houston Rockets 101, Phoenix Suns 98 — Goaltending gaffe

April 10th, 2013 · 21 Comments

Jermaine O’Neal is one of the few veterans on the Phoenix Suns. The old guy. The oldest guy, in fact. He’s been there, done that.
So when the Suns lost to Houston on a rookie-like mistake (goaltending) that won the game for the Rockets, the veteran big man would be the last suspect for such an [...]

Utah Jazz 103, Phoenix Suns 88 — Tanking tryouts

March 27th, 2013 · 41 Comments

Used to be that the Suns would frustrate their fans with inconsistency.
Not a problem anymore. Phoenix is on a roll, one that has onlookers predicting (and lottery optimists hoping) loss after loss after loss.
Wednesday’s 103-88 setback at Utah marked the Suns’ fourth loss in a row. It’s the sixth time this season Phoenix has reached [...]

Washington Wizards 127, Phoenix Suns 105 — Worse to worst

March 16th, 2013 · 41 Comments

The Suns would normally take 105 points as a great night. They would normally accept Michael Beasley’s 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting in 23 minutes as a much-needed lift.
Except Saturday’s game at Washington was anything but normal, not with Martell Webster hitting seven 3-pointers en route to 34 points. Not with Washington — the league’s [...]